The definitive anthology-unrivalled in scope and content A millennium and a half old, Japan's poetry is widely known and loved around the world. Covering the earliest primitive period through the Nar
An anthology of contemporary Korean fiction including: "The Wife and Children"; "The Post Horse Curse"; "Mountains"; "Kapitan Ri"; "The Winter"; and "A Dream of Good Fortune."
The fiction of Mori Ogai, written after the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912, secured his promiment place in modern Japanese literature. This collection of stories, set in the Tokugawa Period, provide a
This books offers a comprehensive sampling of the major genres of poetry and prose written from about A.D. 600 to the end of the nineteenth century. The book contains a dazzling array of myths and leg
Foreword by Christina Scott and Introduction by Mary DouglasProgress and Religion was perhaps the most influential of all Christopher Dawson's books, establishing him as an interpreter of history and
The Second Scroll, the only novel by poet A.M. Klein, is an ambitious and complex work that interlaces prose, poetry, drama, and commentary. The narrative follows a Canadian Jew to the newly establish
At the request of UNESCO, Jiri Toman, Acting Director of the Henry Dunant Institute in Geneva has written this detailed analysis of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in
Stages on Life's Way, the sequel to Either/Or, is an intensely poetic example of Kierkegaard's vision of the three stages, or spheres, of existence: the esthetic, the ethical, and the religious. With
Landscape architecture mediates between nature and buildings in its task to develop open spaces into habitats for people. Today, this task implies ecological problem solving in addition to aesthetics.
American architecture has created a symbol for itself in the skyscraper. It is a typology that seems to shout ?Yes we can!?, and the superpower lives by these words to this day. As a little boy, Presi
In the past five years the culturally diverse and historically rich Asian countries have seen a revolution in architecture. The world of architecture has been witnessing the emergence of independent d
Office construction is one of the largest building tasks today. Architects and designers face the challenge of creating buildings and spaces that are functional yet stylish. This title presents 170 of
Contemporary architecture between Lithuania and Portugal, between Iceland and Roumania is not united by their style but by the existence of a unique and individual architectural expression in each of
